Parenthood is the hardest job anyone could ever have and it demands the constant attention of two loving parents, but what happens when one parent is left with the care and responsibility of a child. Well my mother had the burden of raising two kids, holding down a full-time job, and attending school. With her busy schedule it was hard on me because I was on my own almost of the time that I needed help whether it was to feed myself or if I needed help with homework. My mother knew I was having a hard time acclimating to our new situations so she took it upon herself to teach me to become as self sufficient as a 9 year old boy could be. I first saw this as a disadvantage, but quickly learned that it had become a blessing in disguise. Under the …show more content…
Now alone, she had to work 40 hours a week to provide for my 2 year old brother and I. My mother barely made enough to afford the apartment that we lived in. At the time I was too young to understand how bad our situation was. I made it much worse with my constant begging for toys and all sorts of needless expense and of course my mother wasn’t able to afford those luxuries when we barely had the necessities. Every time we would walk passed the toy section at Walmart I can remember asking my mother for toys; pleading that she would get me that toy I desperately needed. She would always tell me "I am sorry baby, I can 't afford it," and every time she said it, I could feel the sadness in her voice and the pain in her eyes. After I while I was beginning noticed how much it hurt my mother to say no to me so then when we would go to Walmart I would never ask for anything. I wanted the toys so badly, but I didn 't want to hurt …show more content…
My mother and I had a system because she would work the night shift, she was able to take care of my brother during the day, but when it was time to work she had to trust me to take care of him. I would feed, change, and look out him while my mom was at work and I was home alone. Since money was in short supply, we couldn’t afford a baby sister, which is why I had to care for him. I was given proper instructions from my mother on how to care for him. As well as emergency procedures to follow if there was something I could not handle; which never happened. This experience allowed me to mature and learn responsibility at an early age, which i learned comes in handy in the world of adulthood. It might seem as if my mother didn 't do much parenting with all the time she spent away from my brother and I, but I can assure you she most certainly
As a child, I spent a lot of time with my parents – especially my mother. While I was in elementary school she chose to dedicate an hour of her night to help me with my homework if I needed the assistance. There were plenty of times when I chose to spend time with her simply because I enjoyed he...
My son did not get the best start in life, losing his mother when he was sixteen years of age. Having me as a father did not always help. Fewfathers aree equipped to be mothers too, to bridge the gap successfully.
My grandma took the role of a second mother to me and my brothers since mom and dad were often gone working. Grandma's house located only steps away from mine became home to me, since being the middle child often had to be left there. Closing my eyes, I go back in time to those days when walking at a fast firm pace along her side she will talk to me for long hours. A very wise woman who was trying to teach me the purpose of life. How in order to be someone important you first need to know what is it that you want out of life. Once you know what that is, hold on to it with all the strength there is within your soul and fight for it until it's
My whole family lives in the same county and we all live within a 15-minute drive of each other. I grew up learning that family will always come first and that they will always be there. I cherish this value bestowed upon me and am glad I was raised on this value. I believe these values have made me a more caring and forgiving person. In addition, I would say I was given many family roles that I took on. I am the oldest of my siblings, and I took on the role of raising them since I was about 13. Both my parent’s worked late jobs and after school it would be my responsibility to care for my siblings. I would make dinner, do homework with them, bathe them, and put them to bed. In addition to this role, I also took on the role of being a homemaker per se. I cooked, cleaned, did the laundry, organized the mail, etc. I basically took on the role of being both my mother and father, because they just couldn’t 24/7. I didn’t mind, and today, I appreciate these roles I took on. I am grateful for the opportunity to grow up a little sooner than others because I know hold the values of hard work close to me. I believe these roles helped me mature into the responsible young woman I am today. Without taking on these roles I do not think I would be as knowledgeable and ready to be on my own as I am. My ethnicity, family values, and roles have all shaped how I view myself, but also how I view the
Being the oldest of seven, my mom had the responsibility of caring and looking after her siblings. Growing up her mom had left them at a very young age and did not come back for a while. She had to act as a parent to her siblings and also work to help her dad be a single parent to seven kids. They did not get to go on family vacations, camps, or even have a lot of free time to do what they wanted. The only time she could feel free and be like a kid was when she went to school.
My mother is a single mother to my little brother and although she works really hard, she manages to help my brother out with his homework in the evenings while she makes dinner and she assures that his homework is all complete. She manages to walk him to school every day, pick him up whenever she cans, and ask how his day was. Lastly, she manages to encourage him and support him in anything he wants to be.
Being the oldest child in the family, I was expected to be a role model to my younger siblings. It was a challenge and is still a challenge. I can still remember the moment when my ELL teacher came into my classroom and asked me if I wanted to skip second grade and head onto third grade. Without any hesitation I accepted the offer, I knew I was behind and wanted to catch up. One of the
When my dad broke his back it was hard on my family. It puts us in a fananul problem because he was our only source of income and my mom was pregnant with my little sister. I was only 5 when this happened so I don't remember a lot about it, but what my mom and dad have told me. I have to grow up to help my mom out around the house. My grandpa had to help out on the farm so I started helping out with what I could, remember I was only 5 at the time, so there wasn't much that I could help out with but I did what I could.
My mom is most determined, persistent and hardworking person you will ever meet. So she finally decided to go back to school to become a nurse. This was her dream job so of course us kids did everything we could to help her out. I babysat while my brother and sister would do chores around the house and we would leave her alone to study and finish homework.
Flexibility- Being raised with my 2 little brothers and a single mother is hard. More when I was 15 and my brothers were 12 and 11. Something I learned quickly is you never got what you asked for right away. It was hard for my mom to raise 3 kids. Where I had to be flexible is where when me and my brothers all wanted to go to a friend house at different times. Well that wasn't possible with only one parent who could drive. Most of the time I would never go to my friends house at the time I wanted to go at. I either had to wait for my mom to get home from work or go super early. Something if I wanted to go out and do some active, I couldn't if my mom couldn't find a babysitter to watch my little brothers. A lot of the time I couldn't just go out and do whatever I wanted my mom needed me to help around the house. It really helped me out today to be more calm and flexible with my schedule and others in my life.
Growing up with three younger sisters wasn’t easy especially when they were incapable of doing things for themselves. For me playing mom hard because I did everything my mother did for my sisters. For instance, on school days I had make sure everybody ate, showered, and did all their home before my mom got home. Sometimes in the morning I would have to wake up extra early to press their school clothes when she couldn’t do it. Most times I would offer to do it in the evenings because I really didn’t want to wake up early in the morning. Also, we had to make sure that the home was tidy because my mom didn’t like to come home from a long day of work. On top of all of that I had to complete my homework, get good grades, and get the right amount
Throughout history women have been giving birth to children to continue the circle of life. But what happens if it 's a teenager instead of a seasoned woman . Teenage pregnancy is a phenomenon that occurs when a female gives birth to a baby at a adolescent age ,typically someone who hasn 't completed core education or secondary education due to childbirth. Teenage pregnancy most often occurs in children between the ages of thirteen and nineteen. According to the CDC “...24.2 per 1,000 women in this age group give birth annually”. This shows how teenage pregnancy is still a significant issue in the united states . There is something that can be done to reduce the
When I was 11 I watched my mother abruptly become a single parent responsible for four daughters, two of which were still in diapers. I became the full time babysitter and raised my two younger sisters for years, despite being a child myself, while my mom worked several jobs at a time.
I come from a single parent household, where it’s just my mother and I with no siblings. My mother has always been a major influence and my life. Her advice was always correct but I took it for granted. I was just a stubborn little boy, wanting to do whatever I felt without anybody telling me what to do. In life, you will learn many things from gaining advice to being taught life lessons that will help you out in the future. Often, older people will tell you stories about their experiences and what they have learned. It is important that you listen to them because they have been through it all and they are just trying to teach you how to overcome the many obstacles that they did. There will be many lessons learned in a lifetime, from spoken
Ever since I was a kid my mother has done whatever she could to help me succeed in life. Whenever I needed something or help in school my mother would always help me as much as she could. After my grandparents died in 2009 I became very depressed, also due to religious reasons I didn’t attend school for a while which made me fall back in school. But my mother stayed up late to help me pass all of my exams and talked to my teachers asking for an extension so I could get caught up with my subjects. Many parents would have left their child too study by themselves, but not my mom. I am very fortunate to have a thoughtful parent to push me and help me through difficult times. I know without my mom I would never been able to experience everything I have